Delaware Test Requirements

Find your certification area below to determine which Praxis® test(s) you need to take and see the minimum qualifying score. To learn more about a specific test, click the test title. Once you know your test(s), find out how to register for Praxis tests and read the Praxis test retake policy.

The Delaware Professional Standards Board and State Board of Education have not approved qualifying test scores for all certificate areas; thus, the Praxis test is required if applicable and available.

For further information about Delaware educator certification and licensing, visit the Delaware Educator Data System (DEEDS) website.

In general, unless it is specifically stated that a calculator is permitted or required for a particular test, calculators may not be used on any Praxis tests (see Calculator Use).

If you test in Delaware, your score report will be sent automatically to the Delaware State Department of Education. If you test outside of Delaware, select the Delaware State Department of Education (state code 7065) as a score recipient when you register or on an additional score report request.

 

Tests Required for All Licensure Areas

The State Board validated the Praxis® Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) tests as appropriate basic skills tests for initial licensure in Delaware and established the qualifying scores shown in the table below.

praxis testing for Delaware

To Be Certified in	You Need to Take	Test Code	Qualifying Score
All Areas	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading	5712	156
	and
	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing	5722	162
	and
	Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (On-screen four-function calculator provided.)	5732	150
	If you wish to take all three computer-delivered Core exams (5712, 5722, 5732) at the same time, select Core Academic Skills for Educators: Combined Test (5751) when registering. Scores will be reported by individual test (5712, 5722, 5732).

Exemption Tests

The Delaware State Board of Education approved the Praxis I®, Core Battery, SAT Reasoning Test™ (SAT®), ACT® and GRE® tests as exemptions to the Praxis Core tests in reading, writing and mathematics. SAT scores earned after April 1, 1995, and presented for exemption must meet the score indicated due to a recentering of the SAT test.

The exemptions below are intended to provide an option for individuals who have previously taken other appropriate standardized tests. Consequently, exemption test scores should pre-date both application and employment. It is not the intent to require that other tests be taken in lieu of the Praxis Core tests.

The applicant is responsible for forwarding official exemption test scores to the Delaware Department of Education. If that is not possible, then the exemption cannot be allowed, and the applicant will need to meet the previously stated Praxis Core score requirements.

praxis testing for Delaware

Reading	Writing	Mathematics
Praxis I
175 (1/1/2002–8/31/2014) 322 (10/23/1993–12/31/2001) 175 (7/1/1983–10/22/1993)	173 (1/1/2002–8/31/2014) 319 (10/23/1993–12/31/2001) 172 (7/1/1983–10/22/1993)	174 (1/1/2002–8/31/2014) 319 (10/23/1993–12/31/2001) 175 (7/1/1983–10/22/1993)
SAT
Verbal 480 (before 4/1/1995) 560 (as of 4/1/1995)		Mathematics 520 (before 4/1/1995) 540 (as of 4/1/1995)
GRE® General Test (prior to 8/1/2011)
Verbal 490		Quantitative 540
GRE® General Test (on or after 8/1/2011)
Verbal 152		Quantitative 145
Core Battery communication Skills Test
	670
ACT
English 24		Mathematics 24

Tests Required for Specific Licensure Areas

This page is a supplement to The Praxis® Information Bulletin.